The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-08-26

..-.r ya, eaetar. O.. .-- City O.. Mex
... gro United states tusC,s, says me
.s..-n .Ga.) Ns,cs correspondent, writ
ar i-1I that place in December, lS47,
JacE lays and his Texas rangers rode
with ,Eair old-fashioned maple-stocked
T.as wing across their saddles, The
JU.ts OC two large pistols sticking out
a.. .Hr,a.s and pair % Cots six
shooters .eC p-NlpI Their waists.
rr r.rr rtst4 shots 10 the nau. There
v.er .H|y 500 Dea IN the regiment.
G.... Hays lays there were / .oOp in
rs-.. aae. summing taem al mp they
Ha. n GOT 800 sh0.s, The NsXl-
C- ave q muyr holy horror Of them
t,.- trey have Or the evil saint hinseli.
70 really surprising that men with
u,atstion should be among the vuTy
Hg- disciplined IIoOps Ia The army IL
guE vay tut the grgSsrys must nos in
rgr.g,e with them, rs was Illustrated
,E,4 evening. Almost an hour after
some Of them were quietly passing
through one of TIE streets, when a
crowd OF Leperos gathered around them
aud commenced throwing stones, the
result Of which was thai in = very few
minutes there were several dead NeXi-
CaEslyiug II the street. Another eve
witness OF the Texas rangers in one Of
the Mexican cities gives the following
graphic description of .he event They
rode, some sideways, some standing up,
sJLe 0y The reverse flank, some face 10
he rear, some on horses, some on asses,
some ON mustangs, some on mules. On
They came-rag, tag, and bOb-tsil-pell-
nell, heitsr sEeI:er the head of one
covered with a slOuched hat, that OF an
C.her with a towering cooked hat, a
third baTeheaded, while twenty others
LHd caps made of the skins of every
variety Cf Wild and tame beast. A no.
uler set Of fellows than those same Tex
an tatteriemalions never unsheathed n
sword on the country's altar-youug,
vigorous, kind, generous and brave.
they purposely dressed themselves in tn s
EaTb 10 prove - :he world that they
were neither regulars or volunteers, but
Texan rangers, as free and uuIestrained
Rs the air that they breathe. Hays
men entey,& the city Of Aztecs and ap-
preached the nails Of the MonteZumas,
as at this place, tho objects of universal
curi)si,y. The sides OF the streets were
line with spectators of every hue and
cssod, from the Major General of the
Norm UIpripg.t e.unv Z, tIa NT.vfgg-,
oeSgar. Quietly they moved along
not word spoken they seemed uncon-
scious that they were tho observed of all
Observers. The trees in their own native
forests would have attracted as much
attention as they seemed To- bestow upon
anything around them. They seemed |
10 s,y we have seen men ana been
in cities before. The difference be- !
tween their entry into the City of Mex |
leo and that which l have described was |
mere freak of their own. In each /,
place they acted their part well. At
ter entering the city they had proceed |
ed some distance without being molest- |
eel. but the temptation beCam. too |
S'Se-t i'l y -ArN'Cdu 70 WlthStanu, and !
one standing on the sidewalk threw a |
stone at the Lead of one Of the rangers.
IA usual with a Meyican, he oyershot
his mark and lsok off the cap of his in
tended victim without injuTing him.
Never WAS guilty act more Instantly
punished it was the hast stone he ever
threw, cor quicker Than thought flash
was seen, @ report WAS heard, and the
offender fell dead. The ranger replaced
bis pistol in his belt, reclaimed his cap.
and rod oH. Ere long another stone
w"S ihToTa end another Ereaseg launch
ed into eternity. Daring sl this time !
no noise was heard. 10 disturbance vas !
perceivahle, Che column never halted
and The ranks were uphrCLap =,